RESOLUTION COMMENDING HONORABLE JUAN PONCE ENRILE, PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, FOR HIS EXEMPLARY AND INSPIRATIONAL LEADERSHIP DURING THE SECOND REGULAR SESSION ON THE FIFTEENTH CONGRESS

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND FOOD TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION INTO THE GRANT GIVEN BY THE BOARD OF INVESTMENTS IN FAVOR OF A FOREIGN FIRM OF A SIX YEAR TAX HOLIDAY AND A THIRTY PERCENT INCENTIVE FOR THE IMPORTATION OF CORN AND OTHER RAW FEEDS AS INDUSTRY PIONEER

AN ACT CREATING THE PHILIPPINE SPORTS ACADEMY AS AN ATTACHED AGENCY OF THE PHILIPPINE SPORTS COMMISSION, PROVIDING ITS STRUCTURE, POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

AN ACT REQUIRING THE COMPLETION OF AN ECONOMICS AND PERSONAL FINANCE ('EPF') LITERACY COURSE AS AN ELEMENTARY, SECONDARY, TERTIARY, AND TECHNICAL-VOCATIONAL GRADUATION REQUIREMENT IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS, LOCAL UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES, STATE AND PRIVATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, AND TECHNICAL-VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS AND CENTERS, MANDATING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR EPF TEACHERS, TEACHING FINANCIAL LITERACY TO EPF PARTNERS, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

RESOLUTION HONORING AND REMEMBERING THE ILLUSTRIOUS LIFE AND EXEMPLARY CONTRIBUTIONS FOR PUBLIC SERVICE FOR THE PROVINCE OF CAMARINES SUR AND FOR THE NATION OF FORMER SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE ARNULFO “NOLI” PALMA FUENTEBELLA

A RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE COUNTRY’S ENERGY TRANSITION PLAN, OR LACK THEREOF, IN RELATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY’S MORATORIUM ON GREENFIELD COAL POWER PLANTS WITH THE END IN VIEW OF DEVELOPING AND ENSURING AN EQUITABLE, SECURE, AND SUSTAINABLE ENERGY TRANSITION

RESOLUTION COMMENDING THE HONORABLE VICENTE C. SOTTO III, SENATE MAJORITY LEADER AND CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE ON RULES, FOR ABLY STEERING THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE SENATE IN THE SECOND REGULAR SESSION OF THE FIFTEENTH CONGRESS

RESOLUTION CALLING FOR THE SENATE OF THE PHILIPPINES TO LEAD BY EXAMPLE, BY AUTHORIZING THE CONDUCT OF A PEOPLE'S AUDIT OR A JOINT OR A PARALLEL AUDIT OF ITS BUDGET ACCOUNTS BY A PRIVATE AND INDEPENDENT AUDITING FIRM AND THE COMMISSION ON AUDIT WITH A MANDATE TO EXAMINE ALL ITS PERTINENT DOCUMENTS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF INCREASING THE LEVEL OF TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN GOVERNANCE, THEREBY STRENGTHENING THE INTEGRITY OF THE INSTITUTION

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A FRAMEWORK FOR FILM AND TELEVISION TOURISM IN THE PHILIPPINES, CREATING AN INTER-AGENCY COMMITTEE ON FILM AND TELEVISION TOURISM AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

AN ACT FURTHER AMENDING SECTION 32 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8424, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE NATIONAL INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1997, AS AMENDED, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON BASIC EDUCATION, ARTS AND CULTURE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 4670, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE MAGNA CARTA FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS, TO PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE AND CRITICAL REVIEW AND IDENTIFY THE GAPS, ISSUES, AND CHALLENGES IN ADVANCING THE WELFARE AND RIGHTS OF TEACHERS AS PROFESSIONALS AND IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS FOR EFFECTIVE TEACHING AND LEARNING, FOR THE PURPOSE OF CRAFTING POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS AND INITIATING COMPLEMENTARY AND AMENDATORY LEGISLATION TO FURTHER STRENGTHEN THE LAW AND FULFILL THE GOALS ENSHRINED THEREIN

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE ALARMING GROWTH OF ADOLESCENT PREGNANCIES IN THE COUNTRY

RESOLUTION CALLING FOR THE CONCURRENCE OF THE SENATE IN THE RATIFICATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION'S CONVENTION 189 (DOMESTIC WORKERS' CONVENTION, 2011), THEREBY ENSURING FULL ENJOYMENT OF RIGHTS BY FILIPINO DOMESTIC WORKERS WORLDWIDE

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING THE HONORABLE SENATOR EDGARDO J. ANGARA, THE FIRST ASIAN TO BE ELECTED CHAIRMAN OF THE GLOBAL ORGANIZATION OF PARLIAMENTARIANS AGAINST CORRUPTION (GOPAC)

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A BILL OF RIGHTS OF COMMUTERS, PROMOTING SAFE AND ACCESSIBLE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

AN ACT REGULATING THE PRACTICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING IN THE PHILIPPINES, AND PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR

RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE SENATE TO JOIN THE COMMUNITY OF MEMBER STATES OF THE UNITED NATIONS IN COMMEMORATING THE 40TH WORLD TOURISM DAY ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

RESOLUTION URGING THE COMMITTEES ON FOREIGN RELATIONS, TRADE, COMMERCE, AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP, AND OTHER APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEES, TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE FAILURE OF THE COUNTRY’S PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE TO THE WTO TO SECURE THE SPEEDY AND FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FAVOURABLE DECISIONS FROM THE WTO COMPLIANCE PANEL VIS-À-VIS DISCRIMINATORY MEASURES AGAINST PHILIPPINE EXPORTS TO THAILAND, WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IDENTIFYING THE POLICY INTERVENTIONS NECESSARY TO PROTECT THE PHILIPPINES’ SOVEREIGN RIGHTS AND INTERESTS IN THE INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMUNITY

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, ARTS AND CULTURE TO LOOK INTO THE STRENGTHENING OF THE PHILIPPINE REGISTRY OF CULTURAL PROPERTY THROUGH THE CREATION OF A NATIONAL REGISTRY FOR FINE ART IN LIGHT OF ART FORGERIES COMMITTED AGAINST FILIPINO ARTISTS, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF PROTECTING THEIR ARTISTIC INTEGRITY AND ENSURING THEIR CULTURAL LEGACY TO THE COUNTRY

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGRARIAN REFORM, TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE REPORTED ANOMALOUS TRANSFER OF PRIVATE LANDS TO COMPREHENSIVE AGRARIAN REFORM PROGRAM BENEFICIARIES DESPITE THE LANDHOLDING'S CLEAR EXEMPTION FROM ITS COVERAGE AND NON-COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROCEDURES LAID DOWN BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6657 AS AMENDED, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF DETERMINING WHAT CORRECTIVE AND REMEDIAL MEASURES ARE NECESSARY IN ORDER TO PREVENT FURTHER OCCURRENCE OF SAID ANOMALIES THAT TEND TO DESTROY THE OBJECTIVES OF THE CARP LAW

AN ACT ACCELERATING PUBLIC SECTOR INVESTMENTS IN LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE, ESTABLISHING FOR THE PURPOSE THE LOCAL BUILD, BUILD, BUILD PROGRAM, PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE USE OF THE RICE SUBSIDY AS PROVIDED FOR UNDER THE PANTAWID PAMILYANG PILIPINO PROGRAM (4PS) IN THE GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT OF 2019 FOR THE PURCHASE OF PALAY FROM FARMERS, MANDATING FOR THE PURPOSE THE DSWD IN COORDINATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND NFA TO BUY PALAY FROM THE LOCAL FARMERS FROM THE PROVINCES OF PANGASINAN, ILOCOS NORTE, CAGAYAN, ISABELA, NUEVA VIZCAYA, MINDORO ORIENTAL, MINDORO OCCIDENTAL, TARLAC, NUEVA ECIJA, ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR AND ILOILO AND DISTRIBUTE RICE SUBSIDY IN THE FORM OF ACTUAL RICE, INSTEAD OF CASH ASSISTANCE, TO QUALIFIED BENEFICIARIES

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON BANKS, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND CURRENCIES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE PROPRIETY AND TIMELINESS OF ACTIVE TRADING AND SELLING OF THE COUNTRY’S GOLD RESOURCES BY THE BANGKO SENTRAL NG PILIPINAS AND ITS CONSEQUENT EFFECTS TO THE PHILIPPINE ECONOMY

RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE SENATE OF THE PHILIPPINES IN ACKNOWLEDGING LAPULAPU AS A SENTINEL OF FREEDOM WHO COURAGEOUSLY FOUGHT TO PROTECT HIS NATIVE LAND AND LED THE VICTORY AT MACTAN DURING THE FIRST CIRCUMNAVIGATION OF THE WORLD

RESOLUTION INFORMING THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES THAT A QUORUM IS PRESENT IN THE SENATE, AND THAT THIS BODY HAS ENTERED UPON THE EXERCISE OF ITS FUNCTIONS FOR THE THIRD REGULAR SESSION OF THE FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES

RESOLUTION CONCURRING IN THE RATIFICATION OF THE TREATY ON EXTRADITION BETWEEN THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES AND THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN

AN ACT AMENDING CERTAIN PROVISIONS IN REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9510, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE 'CREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEM ACT', IN ORDER TO PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF BORROWERS AND DATA SUBJECTS FROM ERRONEOUS AND INACCURATE CREDIT REPORTS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A 'DO NOT CONTACT' REGISTRY FOR PURPOSE OF REGULATING THE SENDING OUT OF UNSOLICITED MESSAGES OR CALLS, AND PROVIDING PENALTIES THEREOF

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING HIS EXCELLENCY, SHINZO ABE, FOR HIS HISTORIC TENURE AS JAPAN’S LONGEST SERVING PRIME MINISTER AND COMMENDING HIM FOR HIS SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO STRENGTHENING AND BROADENING THE RELATIONS BETWEEN JAPAN AND THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE PROFOUND GRATITUDE OF THE SENATE OF THE PHILIPPINES FOR THE RETURN BY THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT OF THE BALANGIGA BELLS AND RECOGNIZING THE EFFORTS OF THOSE WHO FACILITATED ITS RETURN